National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-07
STATISTICAL INSTITUTE.
Work Accomplished at the Interna-
tlonaI Meeting Hold at Rome, Italy.


Prof. J. r. Dodge, statlstician Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, was at his desk
yesterday after an absence Of somewhat
more than two months in Europe, whittier
event to attend the meeting Of the Inter
national Statistical Institute, which opened
at Rome on Monday, the 10Th Of April, and
continued until the Saturday following.
There was large attendance of the leading
statlsticians Of Europe, the countries repre-
sented being Austria, Hungary, Denmark,
England, France, Germany, Italy, Norway,
Russia, Spain, and Switzerland. OF Amer
lean nations the only one that participated
was the United States, of which Mr.. Dodge
was the representative.
Sir Rawson Rawson presided over the de-
llberations Of the assemblago, and commit
tees were appointed to attend to the details
OF its work, each committee having It's
special class OF subjects.
Among the papers read at the general
meetings OF the institute was one by Signor
Luzzati on the difficulties which Interfere
with any just comparison OF the national
debts Of different countries and the bur
dens which they represent, Another paper
illustrated some Of the difficulties that exist
In tracing the movements OF the precious
metals In international trade. But the
subject which perhaps attracted most at
tention was that which related to the
methods OF sta,istically measuring the
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oppression, ot na.ions, @ aa,ia.ies, uuu iuui n,,
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snoiougn, u nuulSeI vL uoie papeis plese.u,
aud considered.
Among the subjects dealt with by com
mittees were the following
l., The preparation Of catalogue OF sta
tis.,eal WORKS. 9lLlciaI 9I ahn unoIllSial, tor
eacn country. tnie was ieIegateu W Tue
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teeous ,,,ooa,s, ~ Mle,ent tiat, eoIu.eo ~, an ~,
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o; tne ques..oh 9i CENSUS en.,uuras,ons ,, w ns
s anu .ne oee. S nesngu .s VI nans ,it snvI, eo 10
W oV,ain g W eAncC unu con, n,parau,e iesulIs'
AZ, q; me c9lIeeuoh anu taouiauoh oI sVa-
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% uone ahu 'le nutnous aa1p.eu IN ul.eren' ri
so1un1ries, M. ougLar sPeahisg LOT rIauce,
sig. fantaleone ior italy, ana Mr. Dodge ior
tne Ihi.eu ststes, .1e lase na,l,eu WesSr.o W,
.hg 1ne Wofh uelng uone uauer Oo,' WIEN.
..e Snlteo States commissioner OF sIa1lst'cs
oL lauor, anu reIerring also 10 Cue wotN o.,
Ine STATE bureaus. iIoI; Leone Lew; OF
EnG,anu, 1T ~. Engei, oi aruss'a' anu o'ners
spoke on tne same suoleet.
3. Inc question OF harmoniAing trade
statisIss. on tnls a conmittee was ap.
polnte9 70 uevlse Improvements ID cue
metnous OF staung .raue accounts, ana 10
rePofs 10 tne instltute AZ lts next meeting
o. ui,,i Sta,isucs IN regard 20 agrlculture anu
.he suoni',sio1 , Oh tne SOL, IN various co9n.
ules. III tne iaoors oi Inns eoin,nittee oi,
ha"son na"so9' MaJ' SraiSle' NJ Anreu
9e foViIie, 0I Tue tfench ministry OF
nnancs, Mr. Douge; Drs' Epgei ana Mayr
~. Sheytson, NJ. ifoinitsKy' anu NJ Von
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| oriei ana very incomplete outline OF the
| SUBJECTS COD6luereu, ana Oarely serves &c